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Yahoo! wraps up 'Purple Hunt'
MANILA - Yahoo! Philippines on Saturday finally ended their one-of-a-kind treasure hunt after 2 months of sending thousands of Filipino fans on a prize-hunting frenzy.
By Kristine Servando, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak 07/27/2009 5:40 AM
Colorectal cancer unveiled
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and, next to Lung cancer and Breast cancer, the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the country today.
By Caroline Juinio Howard, ABS-CBN News 07/25/2009 11:51 PM
'Obama's new media tack can work in RP'
MANILA - It is no secret that US President Barack Obama won partly for using new media in his 2008 campaign.
by Maria Althea Teves, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak 07/25/2009 3:46 AM
The Essential Cory Aquino: Sustaining Stewardship of People Power
These days, her luminous faith is as strong as ever. “I accept all invitations to talk about or to share experiences in the matter of prayer and suffering,” says Cory. “I feel that I owe it especially to the Lord to be able to share in spreading the Good Word.”
www.coryaquino.ph 07/24/2009 12:00 AM
The Essential Cory Aquino: The Unpaved Road to the Presidency
All too soon, Cory was under pressure to continue Ninoy’s mission. In Boston, Guy Pauker of the Rand Corporation, a close friend of her husband’s, told her: “Cory, you will have to rethink your political role.”
www.coryaquino.ph 07/24/2009 12:00 AM
The Essential Cory Aquino: Her Life with Ninoy Aquino
She did well in her studies, but Cory never became a lawyer. In 1954, she agreed to marry Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., whose family dominated the politics of Tarlac’s south while the Cojuangcos ruled the north.
www.coryaquino.ph 07/24/2009 12:00 AM
The Essential Cory Aquino: The Young Cory
Although a member of the Cojuangco, Sumulong, and Aquino political clans, the former president never aspired to political office.
www.coryaquino.ph 07/24/2009 12:00 AM
Q & A: Ambassador Orly Mercado
Purple S. Romero, reporter of abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak sat down with Ambassador Orlando Mercado, the Philippines' envoy to the ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives, at the sidelines of the 42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Phuket, Thailand where he talked about the challenges confronting the new ASEAN mechanism.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 07/23/2009 10:23 PM
Whatever happened to the ‘Bangkang Papel’ boys?
Fifth in a series on GMA's 9th State of the Nation Address
MANILA - Sometime in 2001, three young boys from Payatas launched paper boats into the murky waters of Pasig River. The boats, where they wrote their dreams, were supposedly directed at Malacañang Palace, where newly installed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is holding office.
By Maria Althea Teves, abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak 07/22/2009 9:38 PM
Kobe reaches out to GK
MANILA – Aside from holding a basketball camp and promoting a new shoe model in his recent visit to Manila, Kobe Bryant made it a point to show his support for the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation (GK).
by Ma. Rosanna Mina, abs-cbnNEWS.com 07/22/2009 1:29 PM